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Dolichovespula maculata is a species of wasp in the genus Dolichovespula and a member of the eusocial, cosmopolitan family Vespidae.It is taxonomically an aerial yellowjacket but is known by many colloquial names, primarily bald-faced hornet, but also including bald-faced aerial yellowjacket, bald-faced wasp, bald hornet, white-faced hornet, blackjacket, white-tailed hornet, spruce wasp, and ...
Dolichovespula is a small genus of social wasps distributed widely throughout the Northern Hemisphere. The yellow and black members of the genus are known by the common name yellowjackets in North America , such as Dolichovespula norwegica , along with members of their sister genus Vespula .
Most of these are black and yellow like the eastern yellowjacket (Vespula maculifrons) and the aerial yellowjacket (Dolichovespula arenaria); some are black and white like the bald-faced hornet (Dolichovespula maculata). Some have an abdomen with a red background color instead of black. They can be identified by their distinctive markings ...
The median wasp was first classified by Anders Jahan Retzius in 1783. [10] This wasp is part of the subfamily Vespinae which includes all hornets and yellowjackets. [3] It is part of the genus Dolichovespula, a genus whose species include the tree wasp (D. sylvestris), the Saxon wasp (D. saxonica), the bald-faced hornet (D. maculata), the Arctic yellowjacket (D. norvegicoides), and the ...
Some other large wasps are sometimes referred to as hornets, most notably the bald-faced hornet (Dolichovespula maculata) found in North America. It is set apart by its black and ivory coloration. It is set apart by its black and ivory coloration.
Dolichovespula maculata is another predator of V. maculifrons and other yellowjacket species. [5] Predation of V. maculifrons may occur over other wasp species due to the shallow depths and fragile envelopes of their nests.
Dolichovespula arenaria, also known as the common aerial yellowjacket, sandhills hornet, and common yellow hornet, is a species of wasp within the genus Dolichovespula widely distributed in the North American continent.
Dolichovespula is derived from the Greek word, dolichos, which means long. Its genus name matches with physical characteristics. [7] The typical length of an individual of this species is 11– 18 mm long. [1] Compared to D. maculata, whose adults range from 2–3 cm, queens are generally around 1.7 cm and workers are smaller, around 1.3 cm [8]